2026 Chicago Marathon Elite Field: Brigid Kosgei
The two-time Chicago champion is back for the first time since her 2019 world record, and she arrives with the fastest personal best in the women’s field and a course record from Tokyo in March.
Elite Runners
2026 Chicago Marathon Elite Field: Sharon Lokedi
The two-time Boston Marathon champion, whose 2:17:22 course record from 2025 is still her best, runs a flat marathon for the first time when she lines up in Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 11.
Elite Runners
2026 Chicago Marathon Elite Field: Jacob Kiplimo
The defending champion has finished on the podium in all three of his marathons, and he arrives with a 2:00:28 personal best that is seven seconds quicker than the Chicago course record.
Elite Runners
New York Road Runners Unveils the 2026 New York City Marathon Medal
The gold-finished medal wraps a sculpted city skyline around the five bridges on the course, and it has grown to 3.5 inches wide for the 50th anniversary of the five-borough race.
Race Coverage
Chicago Marathon Pace Calculator: Your Mile-by-Mile Race Plan
An interactive pace plan for every mile of the Chicago Marathon, built by mapping every turn, bridge and change in elevation on the course, calibrated against thousands of performances from the last four races, and adjusted for race-day weather.
Michael Doyle
Spain’s Snap Election Pushes the Seville Half-Marathon Back Two Weeks
Pedro Sánchez set the national vote for Nov. 29, the morning a record 24,500 runners were due on the start line. The race now goes on Dec. 13, and entrants who can’t make it have until Oct. 20 to defer.
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A 100-Year-Old Woman Made Her Track Debut at the Huntsman World Senior Games
Alta Pierson of Utah ran the 50m in 1:06.61 in St. George this week, a Games record according to organizers, and won her age group in three throwing events too. She is entered in the 100m and 400m on Wednesday.
A Chinese Fitness Influencer Admits She Rode a Bike for Part of the Berlin Marathon
Sun Yuanyuan, who posts as Abeeeer to more than half a million followers, shared her 4:53:46 as a personal best before a photo from near 38K surfaced. Brooks China has dropped her, and the time is still in the official results.
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